Bradley was one of the contestants fired in tonight’s episode (Picture: BBC/Fremantle Media/Ray Burmiston)

The Apprentice fired candidate Bradley Johnson didn’t even get a chance to explain himself to Lord Alan Sugar before being booted out of the boardroom – but he thinks he would have stayed in the game for longer if he had.

The businessman from North Yorkshire fellflat on his third strike, having been called into the boardroom for a final time after three unsuccessful runs as project manager.